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2008-05-23

In the centre of the world’s financial system: results of the Executive MBA study course in Switzerland

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Traditionally, the students of Executive MBA IIB undergo study course in one of the western business schools at the end of the second year of education. In May 2008, the group of second year students of the EMBA program was on the study course in Switzerland.

The study course program provided learning of three courses at student’s option, namely courses of "International Financial Management", "Venture capital" and "Investments" in the Swiss School of Business and visits to several major international companies.

During 2 weeks, the participants of the program were getting acquainted themselves with mechanisms of financial institutes operation in one of the major financial centers of the world, not only in theory but also practically.

 

Especially EMBA students remembered their visit to one of the largest international banks – UBS Investment bank. The meeting with bank’s top management was organized especially for participants of the program. In addition, the students had possibility to become acquainted with traders’ work on the stock exchange and foreign exchange market.

"All the expectations for the program were realized completely and even more. I liked the course of "International Financial Management", the visit to trading hall of UBS, our teamwork on particular cases", – tells Nadezhda Vasilyeva, the head of Kyivstar company corporative segment business department.

Leonid Karpenko, the director of "Univer Capital" Closed JSC: "To be honest, the result has exceeded all the expectations. There were some doubts that courses planned to be held abroad will be a simple formality. In addition, there are always doubts that international experience is not very useful for domestic usage. Nevertheless, the trip was extremely productive to my surprise. I had to reconsider many things and I just didn’t have knowledge of several issues".

Acquaintance with local culture traditions, arranged trips to Davos and Lausanne will also be a valuable experience for participants of the program. The traditional Swiss punctuality was also paid attention; following to this merit along with usage of theoretical and practical knowledge will help to conquer new heights in business.